Amish man slapped with six-year prison sentence for growing and selling his own herbal remedies

(Natural News)
On the morning of June 30 2017, a federal judge sentenced an Amish man
to six years in prison. His crimes: making and selling herbal health
products that were not “adequately labeled”, and obstructing a federal
agency.
According to TheDailySheeple.com,
the farmer, one Samuel A. Girod of Bath County in Kentucky, was
convicted last March 13 for growing, manufacturing, and selling herbal
supplements without approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA). Moreover, Girod was also charged for threatening a person who
attempted to provide relevant information regarding his illegal
activities to a grand jury.
Although he was only recently convicted, Girod first gained the
attention of the FDA in 2013. Because of the nature of his Bath County
business, Girod had been ordered by a federal court in Missouri to stop
distributing his products until he allowed the FDA to inspect his
operations, among many other conditions. When two FDA agents attempted
to inspect Girod’s family farm, however, they were barred from entering
the premises by Girod and others before they were made to leave.
Speaking to those gathered in the Kentucky courthouse, Girod, who
chose to represent himself, stated that FDA regulations were not
applicable to his products because they were herbal remedies, not drugs.
Girod added that, as a member of the Old Order Amish faith, requiring
the approval of the FDA was a violation of his religious freedom.
(Related: Amish farmer facing 68 years in federal prison for making homemade products)
Girod’s products include treatments for skin ailments and sinus
infections. As stated in an indictment, one particular product,
TO-MOR-GONE, is notable for having a corrosive, caustic effect on human
skin due to it containing bloodroot extract. Another product by Girod is
an extract that he claimed could help cure cancer.
Jurors decided that TO-MOR-GONE lacked the appropriate warnings
regarding its usage, and that the dosage and manner of use that is
recommended on the package is hazardous to health.
After serving his time of six years, Girod will be subjected to three
years of supervised release, during which Girod must avoid producing
and distributing his products. Additionally, Girod must pay a
restitution of $14,000 and $1,300 in assessment fees.
Girod’s supporters, 75 of whom stood outside the courthouse in
downtown Lexington, expressed their disappointment in the ruling.
Speaking to Kentucky.com,
Arizona native Richard Mack called it a “national disgrace and an
outrage”, noting that he used Girod’s Chickweed Healing Salve without
experiencing any ill effects. The former sheriff and political activist
said that the judge and jury had “created a felon today out of a good,
law-abiding citizen” and that Giron was “being punished for being
stubborn.”
This stubbornness, according to U.S. district judge Danny Reeves, is what led to Girod’s conviction. The judge told Kentucky.com that Girod brought all this onto himself “because he steadfastly refused to follow the law.”
Michael Fox, standby attorney for Girod, said that the punishment
will deeply affect Girod. “Keep in mind that Sam Girod is Amish. He does
not live with electricity, phones, concrete, steel. Those are not
normal; those are not natural in his life. An incarceration in a prison
setting is going to be more punishment for him than [for] a normal
person,” Fox stated.
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